The Coast Watchers

By K Ray Katz

This is a World War II novel set in the jungles of Sumatra and on the volcanic island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait. Harry is a geologist who has volunteered to be a Coast Watcher so that he can live on and monitor the most destructive volcano on the planet. Clyde and Neville are a pair of English plantation owners who have also become Coast Watchers but are continually getting into trouble. In the course of his work, Harry discovers a group of Dutch plantation owners trying to escape the Japanese Army. Harry takes it upon himself to save the group which includes Marieke a lovely widow.This story blends the natural beauty of the region with the desperate struggle of people fleeing for their lives as the war consumes everything in its path.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493689398
• ISBN13: 9781493689392
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"